How walkable is Frankfurt?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main) has a walkability score of 78 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 5th most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Germany, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
4,464 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Frankfurt. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Alexandros Fressgasse, 4 min
- tegut... gute Lebensmittel, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- Waxy's, 1 min
- SAKURA Sushi Café, 1 min
Shopping
- Aurum, 1 min
- Zara, 1 min
Coffee
- Markov, 2 min
- Starbucks, 2 min
Banks
- Commerzbank, 2 min
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, 2 min
Parks
- Mozartplatz, 4 min
- Eschenheimer Anlage, 5 min
Schools
- Eifert. Sprachen. Seminare. Coaching., 5 min
- Anna-Schmidt-Schule, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Füllhalter Haizmann, 2 min
- T3 Terminal Entertainment Comics and Games, 3 min
Culture & entertainment
- Teatro Frankfurt, 3 min
- Palazzo Stift, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 50.1155, 8.6772, the point near Frankfurt's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 184 street intersections per km², and blocks average 63 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Frankfurt's score of 78 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 100 within 1 km of the centre, 88 from 1 to 3 km out and 66 from 3 to 5 km out. 15 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 70% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Frankfurt. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 100 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 88 | 87% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 66 | 51% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mannheim, Germany | 71 km | 67 |
| Bonn, Germany | 132 km | 62 |
| Stuttgart, Germany | 153 km | 66 |
| Cologne, Germany | 153 km | 83 |
| Wuppertal, Germany | 167 km | 52 |
Questions about walking in Frankfurt
Is Frankfurt a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Frankfurt has a walkability score of 78 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 5th of 22 cities in Germany and joint 152nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Germany?
Berlin is the most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Germany, with a score of 90. Frankfurt ranks joint 5th with 78.
How does Frankfurt compare with nearby cities?
Frankfurt is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 78, against Mannheim (67, 71 km away), Bonn (62, 132 km away) and Stuttgart (66, 153 km away).
Which part of Frankfurt is most walkable?
Frankfurt's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 100 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 86) and falls most to the south (54).
How is Frankfurt's walkability score calculated?
For Frankfurt it is the average of 76 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 53 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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